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the pentagon used a legal loophole to bring back most of its 400,000 furloughed workers, but the rest of the government work force will have to wait for congress to work out its differences. nbc's brian mooar reports from washington. >> reporter: some 300,000 pentagon civilian employees are being called back to work today, exempted from the government shutdown that is continuing to sideline about 400,000 more government workers. house speaker john boehner says he doesn't have the simple majority to pass what democrats are demanding, a clean spending bill. >> there are not the votes in the house to pass a clean cr. >> reporter: democrats claim there is enough support and dare the speaker to hold a vote. >> there are 140, 150, 160 republicans in the house conference right now who think what's being done is irrational. >> reporter: republicans hope the shutdown pressure will force democrats to roll back parts of obama care. meanwhile, crab fishermen in the pacific northwest can't get federal permits. campers in kentucky are shut out of government parks. and so are tourists hoping to see
the pentagon used a legal loophole to bring back most of its 400,000 furloughed workers, but the rest of the government work force will have to wait for congress to work out its differences. nbc's brian mooar reports from washington. >> reporter: some 300,000 pentagon civilian employees are being called back to work today, exempted from the government shutdown that is continuing to sideline about 400,000 more government workers. house speaker john boehner says he doesn't have the simple...
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the pentagon ordered 300,000 employees back to work and 400,000 remain at home because congress can't agree on a budget. good news, though, in the house members agreed to give back pay to furloughed federal workers but only after the shutdown ends. the senate will take up the measure but a date has not been given. >> the affordable care act market place is up and running. now there is a warning about scam artists using the new law as a way to get to your wallet. the better business bureau says if someone on the phone is asking you for money, chances are it's a scam. >> absolutely want to make sure people are comfortable coming to us. we are easily identifiable by our polos, our i.d. badge and our service no calls at all. >> if you get a call it's best to hang up. never call back. and one more tip, never give out personal information when receiving an unsolicited phone call or e-mail. summer break is over for the supreme court, reconvening for fall session after a three-month recess. there are more than two dozen on the fall docket including the equal protection clause and campaign fin
the pentagon ordered 300,000 employees back to work and 400,000 remain at home because congress can't agree on a budget. good news, though, in the house members agreed to give back pay to furloughed federal workers but only after the shutdown ends. the senate will take up the measure but a date has not been given. >> the affordable care act market place is up and running. now there is a warning about scam artists using the new law as a way to get to your wallet. the better business bureau...
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they have issues with the stance he's taken on israel, on iran and also on defense cuts overseeing a pentagon budget that he may be willing himself to back those cuts the president has asked for. lots of questions. tough questions they have planned for both. we don't know yet when those confirmation hearings will happen. >> okay, tracie potts on capitol hill. thank you for the report. >>> 5:41 now. the fbi's evidence response team is heading back to a farm in linden this morning digging for more victims of the so-called spe speed freak killers. bodies were found in the area nearly a year ago and they think the bodies are linked to the speed freak killers for the drug fueled spree they went on during the '80s and '90s. herzog committed suicide last year. shermantime is on death roll. investigators say it will take three weeks to hand sift through the soil. >>> the california public utilities commission today discussing the fate of a nuclear power station located on the central coast. the power plant has been shut down for a year after a pipe started leaking radioactive steam into the air. the
they have issues with the stance he's taken on israel, on iran and also on defense cuts overseeing a pentagon budget that he may be willing himself to back those cuts the president has asked for. lots of questions. tough questions they have planned for both. we don't know yet when those confirmation hearings will happen. >> okay, tracie potts on capitol hill. thank you for the report. >>> 5:41 now. the fbi's evidence response team is heading back to a farm in linden this morning...
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. >>> in matter of hours the pentagon is expected to announce women will be eligible for combat roles. it's a move we've been expecting since january when the official announcement was made. today in the bay's marla tellez with more. >> it was almost five months ago when then secretary of defense leon panetta lifted the ban on women serving in combat roles. the military is expected to say women, you can train as navy s.e.a.l.s, army rangers and other front line jobs. the plan says women could start training as army rangers by mid 2015 and as navy s.e.a.l.s a year later. to qualify for either position women will reportedly be expected to pass the very same physical test and meet the exact same requirements as men. this means, for instance, to become a navy s.e.a.l., the website says candidates have to be able to swim 500 yards, do a certain number of push-ups, sit-ups and pullups and run 1 1/2 miles in a short amount of time. the same will hold true for women. the supporters include aclu which sued the government over the exclusion of women in combat roles. we spoke to the attorney in
. >>> in matter of hours the pentagon is expected to announce women will be eligible for combat roles. it's a move we've been expecting since january when the official announcement was made. today in the bay's marla tellez with more. >> it was almost five months ago when then secretary of defense leon panetta lifted the ban on women serving in combat roles. the military is expected to say women, you can train as navy s.e.a.l.s, army rangers and other front line jobs. the plan...
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investigators hinted that police agents were being helped by high-tech equipment supplied by the pentagon. the standoff began late tuesday when the suspect, jimmy lee dykes boarded a school bus fatally shooting the bus driver. he then randomly grabbed the child and took him to an underground bunker. negotiators spent days talk to go dykes through a ventilation pipe. >>> on his first trip in his second term president obama hit the road to push for stricter gun laws. nbc bay area's janelle wang is here with that story and more in our "world tonight." >>> raj, president obama chose minneapolis because the city has recently brought its crime rate to a 30-year low. the president is pushing congress to pass universal background checks, a limit on high-capacity magazines and an assault weapons ban. in his speech today the president said law enforcement should never be outgunned on the streets. universal background streets is gaining support but the ban on assault weapons is a tougher fight. >> there's even one thing we can do. if there's just one life we can save, we've got an obligation to try.
investigators hinted that police agents were being helped by high-tech equipment supplied by the pentagon. the standoff began late tuesday when the suspect, jimmy lee dykes boarded a school bus fatally shooting the bus driver. he then randomly grabbed the child and took him to an underground bunker. negotiators spent days talk to go dykes through a ventilation pipe. >>> on his first trip in his second term president obama hit the road to push for stricter gun laws. nbc bay area's...
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those are very similar to the kind of tools you would need to hack into, let's say, the pentagon. >> reporter: and those fighting back say we can help. step one, avoid any message that looks suspicious. >> and that really comes from people who are not very careful about pass words, particularly pass words, e-mail pass words. >> reporter: so be careful because there are steps we can take to protect ourselves and our private data. in an ironic twist, the chinese hackers were found because in order to communicate with each other outside of the chinese firewall they had to logon to their facebook and twitter accounts where they were discovered. silicon valley technology at work to expose the hackers as well as to protect us from them. jessica? >> okay, thank you, scott. now one thing hackers could not disrupt is the steady march of google stock. shares reached a new peak today, $800 a share boosted by a rumor that google may soon open retail stores ala apple. california's largest public pension system is taking a stand on gun violence, withdrawing investments that make assault weapons an
those are very similar to the kind of tools you would need to hack into, let's say, the pentagon. >> reporter: and those fighting back say we can help. step one, avoid any message that looks suspicious. >> and that really comes from people who are not very careful about pass words, particularly pass words, e-mail pass words. >> reporter: so be careful because there are steps we can take to protect ourselves and our private data. in an ironic twist, the chinese hackers were...
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it keeps in place $85 billion in spending cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. that means temporary furlough for hundreds of thousands of government workers will stay in place. the spending authorization is on the way now to the white house waiting for the president's signature. >> the u.s. supreme court is getting set to take on the issue of gay marriage. speaking out across the nation including right here in the bay area. christie smith joins us live where a 12-year-old wants the court to hear what he has so say. good morning, christie. >> reporter: two historic cases on gay marriage set to go before the supreme court. a 12-year-old bay area boy has stepped in the mix. he wrote a letter to the chief justice john roberts about his own family. he was adopted by two dads. the la few family lives in santa rosa. 12-year-old daniel thought he would never have a family because of his medical condition. his dads, jay and brian, stepped in and adopted him and his sister, salina. the family is deciding the legality of his union. california's prop 8 same-sex marriage ban
it keeps in place $85 billion in spending cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. that means temporary furlough for hundreds of thousands of government workers will stay in place. the spending authorization is on the way now to the white house waiting for the president's signature. >> the u.s. supreme court is getting set to take on the issue of gay marriage. speaking out across the nation including right here in the bay area. christie smith joins us live where a 12-year-old wants the...
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the one and only, cheerios >>> new threats in north korea and the missile on the move prompting the pentagon to make moves in the pacific. >> a live look outside the bay bridge toll plaza. a soggy commute out there. be prepared. weather and traffic coming up next. >>> how will the market hold on this thursday morning as we hear the opening bell on wall street. today is thursday, april 4th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >>> good morning. we begin with a developing story as tension continues to build along the korean peninsula. new evidence north korea may be pointing missiles at the south and now the u.s. sending our very own missiles to defend the pacific in the light of the threat going on there. let's get straight to washington, d.c. where tracie potts is monitoring the developments. >> there are reports out of south korea from one of its news agencies that there is a missile on the move in north korea headed east towards the launching pad. that has south koreans concerned. also brand new this morning, reports from a statement from the north ko
the one and only, cheerios >>> new threats in north korea and the missile on the move prompting the pentagon to make moves in the pacific. >> a live look outside the bay bridge toll plaza. a soggy commute out there. be prepared. weather and traffic coming up next. >>> how will the market hold on this thursday morning as we hear the opening bell on wall street. today is thursday, april 4th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for...
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we're live at the pentagon. >>> flames spreading near yosemite national park, making it one of the largest in california history. the smoke now impacting air quality more than 100 miles away. >>> and -- >> i have a dream today. >> keeping the dream alive 50 years after martin luther king jr.'s landmark speech. thousands are gathering in
we're live at the pentagon. >>> flames spreading near yosemite national park, making it one of the largest in california history. the smoke now impacting air quality more than 100 miles away. >>> and -- >> i have a dream today. >> keeping the dream alive 50 years after martin luther king jr.'s landmark speech. thousands are gathering in
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. >> a pentagon report claims former c.i.a. director, leon panetta revealed the name of the ben lin laden raid leader. the writer of "zero dark thirty" was out during the speech. the report doesn't say whether p panetta knew the reiter wwriter in the audience during the speech. >>> it is 6:27. still ahead. new details in the fbi raid at the state capital. >>> we also have new charges against a disgraced south bay government leader. we will tell you why the end of one courtroom saga is just start of another one. >>> are everyday americans being spied on in secret? a new report that accuses the government of scooping up your phone records >>> new details in an fbi raid on capitol hill. we now know why a state senator was targeted. >>> we take you live to wall street for the first time in a month. there wasn't a huge stumble but the dow back under 15,000. we will see how the day responds as we bring it in. it should be a quiet morning. we wait for the all-important job data. today is thursday, june 6th. this is "today in the bay."
. >> a pentagon report claims former c.i.a. director, leon panetta revealed the name of the ben lin laden raid leader. the writer of "zero dark thirty" was out during the speech. the report doesn't say whether p panetta knew the reiter wwriter in the audience during the speech. >>> it is 6:27. still ahead. new details in the fbi raid at the state capital. >>> we also have new charges against a disgraced south bay government leader. we will tell you why the end...
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cartwright continued to serve, appointed to the defense policy board and lead pentagon advisory panel with top security clearance. last january, cartwright resigned out of the blue citing health reasons and business. legal sources tell nbc news the fbi was already investigating cartwright, suspecting him of leaking secrets about a u.s. cyber attack using a computer virus called stuxnet on irans nuclear program. a spokesperson says it was unrelated. they said in a statement, general jim cartwright is an american hero who served his country with distinction for four decades. any suggestion that he could betray the country he loved is propostrouse. eric holder is not talking. former colleagues say they are stunned to learn cartwright has been targeted. >> he dedicated his life to protecting the american people. i find it shocking he would be under investigation. >> reporter: he was a politically savvy general with contacts at the white house where he worked closely with top aids, selecting targets for drone strikes. he developed military needs in cyber space. >> he was a crucial voice in
cartwright continued to serve, appointed to the defense policy board and lead pentagon advisory panel with top security clearance. last january, cartwright resigned out of the blue citing health reasons and business. legal sources tell nbc news the fbi was already investigating cartwright, suspecting him of leaking secrets about a u.s. cyber attack using a computer virus called stuxnet on irans nuclear program. a spokesperson says it was unrelated. they said in a statement, general jim...
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what are folks at the pentagon saying? are they confirming that in fact a missile is loaded, fueled and ready to go? >> matt, u.s. military and intelligence officials are highly confident that north korea will launch one if not two of these musudan medium-range missiles, probably within the next several days. the problem is they don't know exactly when. and in terms of how long it takes to prep this missile, it almost takes no preparations. they're on portable launchers. they can easily be moved about. in fact, intelligence lost sight of those two missiles for at least a couple of days now, so as one official put it, look, they open the garage door, roll them out and fire them. the whole process could take less than 30 minutes. >> the big question, where does that missile head once it's launched? if it heads out over the ocean, that's an act of defiance. if it heads near a populated area, that's an act of war. >> that's what has u.s. military officials so concerned. we do have a couple of guided missile destroyers in the r
what are folks at the pentagon saying? are they confirming that in fact a missile is loaded, fueled and ready to go? >> matt, u.s. military and intelligence officials are highly confident that north korea will launch one if not two of these musudan medium-range missiles, probably within the next several days. the problem is they don't know exactly when. and in terms of how long it takes to prep this missile, it almost takes no preparations. they're on portable launchers. they can easily...
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. >> his enthusiasm was infectious and it won over everyone, including the pentagon brass who reluctantly agreed to the idea of embedded reporter. he won his wife, melanie, over, too. >> he was so full of this vision and he knew he could make it happen. and he did. >> weekend "today" show viewers saw that side of david, too. on and off tv he embraced everything with passion, especially his family. >> when he was home, he was dote ing on our three little girls and he just lit up the room. >> the twins were 9 and the baby 3 when david headed to iraq. melanie knew the dangers he faced on the front lines. >> we've got rockets coming in on us. we're under attack right now. >> on april 6th, 2003, her worst fears were realized. >> he was air lifted from the battlefield and died at a military field medical unit this morning. >> the news stunned melanie in more ways than one. >> did they tell you how he had died? >> at the time, i remember that they said he died from a blood clot. and i really couldn't wrap my mind around that. >> in the middle of a war zone, david was killed by something that tak
. >> his enthusiasm was infectious and it won over everyone, including the pentagon brass who reluctantly agreed to the idea of embedded reporter. he won his wife, melanie, over, too. >> he was so full of this vision and he knew he could make it happen. and he did. >> weekend "today" show viewers saw that side of david, too. on and off tv he embraced everything with passion, especially his family. >> when he was home, he was dote ing on our three little girls...
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on wednesday they cited the snowden case as one reason for cancels the summit meeting. >>> the pentagon reportedly reconsidering plans to provide limited benefits to same sex unmarried partners of u.s. service members. however, the pentagon is moving ahead to start providing health care, housing and other benefits to same sex military spouses by the end of this month. >>> former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea are in south africa where there is still great concern about the health of nelson mandela. ron allen is in pretoria with more. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. it is day 62 for nelson mandela here at the clinic, still stable, but critical, very little information about his condition. they're not trying to meet mr. mandela they hospital. they intend to try to meet his wife privately. two families are very close, dates back to the time in the '90s when mr. clinton and mr. mandela were both president of their countries. it is a close relationship. the clintons have been here in ka and south africa visiting numerous humanitarian projects. here the big concern is the hiv
on wednesday they cited the snowden case as one reason for cancels the summit meeting. >>> the pentagon reportedly reconsidering plans to provide limited benefits to same sex unmarried partners of u.s. service members. however, the pentagon is moving ahead to start providing health care, housing and other benefits to same sex military spouses by the end of this month. >>> former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea are in south africa where there is still great concern...
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the pentagon does not support the option, though, to pull out all american troops from afghanistan, saying some soldiers need to stay and tamp down al qaeda. new images this morning of american robert levinson kidnapped in iran in 2007 during a business trip. the photos were sent to the former fbi agent's family back in 2011. they released them on tuesday. in them, he is dressed like a prisoner at guantanamo bay. iranian officials have denied knowing anything about levinson's disappearance, a claim that u.s. officials doubt. >>> a nightmare for boeing amid safety woes for the company's much anticipated dreamliner. nbc's ron mott has more from logan international airport in boston. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. double trouble for japan airlines and boeing over the past 48 hours here at logan as both companies investigate exactly what went wrong. two days in a row at boston's logan airport, a japan airline's jet has landed in the news. on tuesday, a new 787 full of passengers and already headed toward the runway had to turn back to the gate after pilots learned jet fuel, ab
the pentagon does not support the option, though, to pull out all american troops from afghanistan, saying some soldiers need to stay and tamp down al qaeda. new images this morning of american robert levinson kidnapped in iran in 2007 during a business trip. the photos were sent to the former fbi agent's family back in 2011. they released them on tuesday. in them, he is dressed like a prisoner at guantanamo bay. iranian officials have denied knowing anything about levinson's disappearance, a...
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will tell you one pentagon program in particular is not widely known. >> navy s.e.a.l.s continue to fight bravely, accomplishing crit critical mission that is keep our nation safe. the details of the bin laden operation are well known. we take seriously the safety and security of our people as well as our responsibility to assist sailors making the transition to civilian life. without more information about this particular case, it would be difficult to determine the degree to which our transition progr programs succeeded. what's the takeaway? >> the takeaway is that i think it's great. i think it's great they're committed to these guys. at the same time what they offered him when he came out from that -- at the end of the raid, the next day or day after the raid was a form of witness protection. and someone, perhaps jokingly at s.e.a.l. command said we could get you a job driving a beer truck in milwaukee and you have to break all contact with your extended family. it's like a mafia snitch. they don't even have that program, by the way, yet. >> phil bronstein, he has written this article
will tell you one pentagon program in particular is not widely known. >> navy s.e.a.l.s continue to fight bravely, accomplishing crit critical mission that is keep our nation safe. the details of the bin laden operation are well known. we take seriously the safety and security of our people as well as our responsibility to assist sailors making the transition to civilian life. without more information about this particular case, it would be difficult to determine the degree to which our...
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obviously, the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? >> reporter: the military says dozens of prisoners clashed with guards two weeks ago after hiding makeshift weapons. >> how can the military hope to maintain discipline over a prison camp where there is absolutely no hope for those men confined here? >> reporter: the president tried to close guantanamo two days after he took office, but congress fought him at every turn. 86 prisoners, low-level detainees, mostly from yemen, were cleared to be sent back three years ago, but either yemen won't take them or can't satisfy u.s. security demands for their transfer. >> the fact we have kept these men at guantanamo for years makes them essentially political prisoners. and there's no place for political prisoners in the united states. >> the price tag for keeping guantanamo open, $800 million a year and the pentagon is considering up to $2 million in improvements. >> andrea in washington, thank you so much. >>> coming up, s
obviously, the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best as they can. but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? >> reporter: the military says dozens of prisoners clashed with guards two weeks ago after hiding makeshift weapons. >> how can the military hope to maintain discipline over a prison camp where there is absolutely no hope for those men confined here? >> reporter: the president tried to close guantanamo two days after he took...
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jim is at the pentagon with the latest. jim, good morning. >> good morning natalie. it's been three years now since bradley manning was taken into custody and today he'll learn his fate. he is accused of leaking more than 700,000 secret documents to the wikileaks website while he was an intel analyst in baghdad. the defense argues that manning is a whistleblower. that he leaks the secrets in order to uncover abuses by the u.s. military in the war on iraq. but the prosecution contends that manning is nothing but a hacker. that he's not a whistleblower but a traitor. the most serious charges against him are aiding the enemy and espionage because many of them ended in the hands of bin laden. if convicted on either of the most serious charges the 25-year-old manning could spend the rest of his life in a military prison. >>> jim, at the pentagon, thank you. john kerry hosted israelis and palestians at the white house. the dinner is a symbolic start to the talks between the two parties. >>> two people were hurt when two trains collided head on in western switzerland. five
jim is at the pentagon with the latest. jim, good morning. >> good morning natalie. it's been three years now since bradley manning was taken into custody and today he'll learn his fate. he is accused of leaking more than 700,000 secret documents to the wikileaks website while he was an intel analyst in baghdad. the defense argues that manning is a whistleblower. that he leaks the secrets in order to uncover abuses by the u.s. military in the war on iraq. but the prosecution contends that...
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the pentagon announced that the air force has begun helping american government personnel to leave yemen as we are learning more about this plot that has caused so much international concern. u.s. sources tell nbc news it was this man who replaced osama bin laden to head al qaeda that said he wanted to do something big. a massive attack during these, the final days of the muslim month of ramadan. the target wasn't very specific, but the assassins tapped for the job were. al qaeda's most capable branch located in yemen, but they were intercepted leading washington to close 20 posts at least through the weekend and issue travel alerts through august. >> we have to be continually vigilant and have been. >> reporter: today americans were told to leave yemen where al qaeda established a base. >> they have people that are very determined and very patient in attempting to carry out these attacks against the united states. >> reporter: they have especially skilled bomb makers. it was al qaeda in yemen that put an underwear bomb on a flight to detroit and sent a printer cartridge bomb to chicago.
the pentagon announced that the air force has begun helping american government personnel to leave yemen as we are learning more about this plot that has caused so much international concern. u.s. sources tell nbc news it was this man who replaced osama bin laden to head al qaeda that said he wanted to do something big. a massive attack during these, the final days of the muslim month of ramadan. the target wasn't very specific, but the assassins tapped for the job were. al qaeda's most capable...
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the pentagon is already spending $40 million for an underwater fiber optic cable to pipe video of the military commission hearings of the 9/11 hijackers. gitmo seems to be the one place they don't seem to care about spending money. for "today" michael isikoff. >> we're getting a first look at a revolutionary surgery out of the ronald reagan ucla medical center that helped one man breathe again. dr. nancy snyderman has the story. >> wait until you see this video. a man became the first american to be part of a worldwide trial that has the potential to change the way we do organ transplants. at 57, fernando walks two miles every day. something that just months ago he was unable to do. diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2010, his only hope was a double lung transplant. >> all i could do was sit down and watch tv and my wife had to do everything for me. >> tethered to oxygen 24 hours a day, his wife said he had trouble doing the smallest things. >> just to pick up his plate, put it in the sink from here to there, it was a struggle. >> but in november, doctors at ucla medical center foun
the pentagon is already spending $40 million for an underwater fiber optic cable to pipe video of the military commission hearings of the 9/11 hijackers. gitmo seems to be the one place they don't seem to care about spending money. for "today" michael isikoff. >> we're getting a first look at a revolutionary surgery out of the ronald reagan ucla medical center that helped one man breathe again. dr. nancy snyderman has the story. >> wait until you see this video. a man...
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. >>> the pentagon has halted the use of .60 millimeter mortars while it investigates a deadly training accident in nevada. monday night's live fire training exercise killed at least seven marines when a round exploded inside a mortar tube. the troops were members of the 2nd division from lamp lejuene, north carolina. >>> a signing comes eight months after a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a ban on assault weapons will not be part of a proposed gun bill offered by senate democrats. harry reid is concerned an assault weapons ban would block chances of passing any bill at all. >>> another milestone for the pakistani teenager shot in the head by the taliban last year. on tuesday, 15-year-old malala yousafzai went back to school for the first time since she was shot. month after getting out of the hospital she's attending a school for girls in england and she's excited to be back in school and wants girls everywhere to have the same opportunity of an education. >>> a new government estimate out this morning says 1 in 50 schoolchildren in the u.s. has autism, a previous estimate put the n
. >>> the pentagon has halted the use of .60 millimeter mortars while it investigates a deadly training accident in nevada. monday night's live fire training exercise killed at least seven marines when a round exploded inside a mortar tube. the troops were members of the 2nd division from lamp lejuene, north carolina. >>> a signing comes eight months after a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a ban on assault weapons will not be part of a proposed gun bill offered by senate...
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just in time for spring, national parks like yosemite will see their services cut, the pentagon planning to force more than 700,000 defense department workers to take one day off a week, a 20% pay cut. near quantico marine base in northern virginia, the anticipation is already breeding anxiety. >> people are hunkered down, really afraid to spend any kind of money. >> reporter: there is bipartisan agreement for one thing, both sides seem to agree that these cuts will go into affect at the end of this week. there's also at least some good news. most of the layoffs and furloughs won't actually take place until a month from now. >> maybe they will sort it out at some point. peter alexander at the white house, thank you very much. >>> let's get a check of the top stories of the morning. natalie is here with those. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. welcome back. >> thank you. >> good morning, savannah. in the news this morning, john kerry is in london this morning as he kicks off his first official overseas trip as secretary of state. nbc's foreign chief correspondent andrea mitchell is
just in time for spring, national parks like yosemite will see their services cut, the pentagon planning to force more than 700,000 defense department workers to take one day off a week, a 20% pay cut. near quantico marine base in northern virginia, the anticipation is already breeding anxiety. >> people are hunkered down, really afraid to spend any kind of money. >> reporter: there is bipartisan agreement for one thing, both sides seem to agree that these cuts will go into affect...
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we're live at the pentagon. >>> flames spreading near yosemite national park, making it one of the largest in california history. the smoke now impacting air quality more than 100 miles away. >>> and -- >> i have a dream today. >> keeping the dream alive 50 years after martin luther king jr.'s landmark speech. thousands are gathering in washington to honor the civil rights leader and reflect on how far we've come today, wednesday, august 28th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today." it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a wednesday. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning everyone. i'm savannah guthrie along with tamron hall. this is where dr. king said those iconic words back in 1963 where president obama will deliver a speech of his own in a few hours and take a look at that very spot 50 years ago today where martin luther king had that poignant statement that's been a call to action so many generations afterwards. >> when you read about the his
we're live at the pentagon. >>> flames spreading near yosemite national park, making it one of the largest in california history. the smoke now impacting air quality more than 100 miles away. >>> and -- >> i have a dream today. >> keeping the dream alive 50 years after martin luther king jr.'s landmark speech. thousands are gathering in washington to honor the civil rights leader and reflect on how far we've come today, wednesday, august 28th, 2013. >>...
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nbc's chief pentagon correspondent has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a tragic accident. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that at least seven u.s. marines were killed, at least seven others seriously wounded in that explosion during a live fire exercise at the army's hawthorne depot in western nevada. conflicting reports indicate that a 60-millimeter mortar round exploded as the marines loaded it into the firing tube. other reports indicate that the round may have exploded as the marines picked it up. four of the marines were killed instantly by the blast. three others died later of injuries. two were critically wounded and taken to a trauma center in reno, nevada. the others are being treated at a local hospital there in hawthorne, nevada. now, according to military officials, the marines killed and wounded are from the second marine division in camp lejeune on the east coast. this is all under investigation right now, according to marine corps officials. but this is a grim reminder that these military operations are risky and dangerous wh
nbc's chief pentagon correspondent has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a tragic accident. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that at least seven u.s. marines were killed, at least seven others seriously wounded in that explosion during a live fire exercise at the army's hawthorne depot in western nevada. conflicting reports indicate that a 60-millimeter mortar round exploded as the marines loaded it into the firing tube. other reports indicate that the...